Acid/Alkaline Balance
HOW TO ALKALIZE THE BODY:
1. DETOXIFY!!!
Accumated toxic matter in the body adds to acidity & ill health. Read the information on my detox kits here...
Purchase a detox kit to alkalize the body:
2. ALKALIZE THE BODY USING SUPPLEMENTS:
Use several alfalfa tablets with each meal and use
trace minerals, such as HIMALAYAN CRYSTAL SALTS OR SOLE.
Adding beet powder, kelp, trace mineral drops and spirulina to your morning shake make a very alkalizing breakfast. See my morning shake recipe.
Make sure you are using Vitamin C in the form of calcium ascorbate, it is alkalizing to the body, other forms of Vitamin C are acidic. It comes in powder form, so it can be added to your morning shake as well.
Acid Alkaline Imbalance
Over acidity, can become a dangerous condition that weakens all body systems,
is very common today. It gives rise to an internal environment conducive
to disease, as opposed to a pH-balanced environment which allows normal
body function necessary for the body to resist disease. A healthy body
maintains adequate alkaline reserves to meet emergency demands. When access
acids must be neutralized our alkaline reserves are depleted leaving the
body in a weakened condition.
*When alkaline reserves in the body are exhausted, even more acidity occurs;
metabolism becomes inefficient and acid builds up even more in the body
tissues, further weakening the body.
How did my body become acidic?
The standard American diet can get over 95% of its calories from acidifying
foods. Acidity comes about from eating too many acidic foods, such as
animal products (meat, dairy, eggs), salt, cereal, coffee, sodas, and
alcohol. Smoking is very acid producing. Physical exercise acidifies the
blood with lactic acid. Deep breathing exercises alkalize the blood.
Acidity in the body can cause such problems as:
• Cardiovascular weakness, including the constriction of blood vessels
and the reduction of oxygen.
• Weight gain, obesity and diabetes.
• Bladder and kidney conditions, including kidney stones.
• Immune system weakness.
• Acceleration of free radical damage, possibly contributing to
cancerous mutations.
• Hormone concerns.
• Premature aging.
• Bone demineralization: osteoporosis; weak, brittle bones, fractures
• Joint pain, aching muscles and lactic acid buildup.
• Low energy and chronic fatigue.
• Slow digestion and elimination.
• Yeast/fungal overgrowth.
• nervous disorders
• arthritis, gout
pH and Bone Loss:
A recent seven-year study conducted at the University of California,
San Francisco, on 9,000 women showed that those who have chronic acidosis
are at greater risk for bone loss than those who have normal pH levels.
The scientists who carried out this experiment believe that many of the
hip fractures prevalent among middle-aged women are connected to high
acidity caused by a diet rich in animal foods and low in vegetables. This
is because the body borrows calcium from the bones in order to balance
pH.
— American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Understanding pH
pH (potential of hydrogen) is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of
a solution. It is measured on a scale of 0 to 14—the lower the pH
the more acidic the solution, the higher the pH the more alkaline (or
base) the solution. When a solution is neither acid nor alkaline it has
a pH of 7 which is neutral.
The body continually strives to balance pH. When this balance is compromised
many problems can occur.
It is important to understand that we are not talking about stomach acid
or the pH of the stomach. We are talking about the pH of the body's fluids
and tissues which is an entirely different matter.
To alkalize the body:
1. Take a full spectrum digestive enzyme
2. Use a greens product, spirulina or cholorphyll
3. Use trace minerals in liquid form such as Himalayan Crystal salt sole
4. Instead of regular salt use an alkalizing product such as Himalayan
Crystal Salts
5. Detoxify the body
6. Use Alfalfa tablets 6 - 9 per day for several months, then cut back
to 3 per day.
7. Calcium, magnesium
8. Instead of ascorbic acid, choose a Vitamin C supplement that alkalizes
such as calcium ascorbate.
9. Choose alkalizing foods. Note that a food is classified as acid or
alkaline according to the residue thatremains after it
has been metabolized, not according to a food’s taste. For example,
lemons have an acidic taste but leave an alkaline residue when metabolized,
so lemons are actually an alkaline food.
Any information
presented here is for informational purposes only and not intended to
take the place of diagnosis and treatment by a medical practitioner.